LCD From an Ingonico Credit Card machine

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Alright so at my work we have a few broken credit card machines, and i noticed they had character LCDs. So i took one to take the screen out of. Simple enough process however when i took it out i noticed that it has a 14 pin ribbon cable. From what i've found on the internet a 14 pin lcd has no backlight, but i know this one does.

Anyway that is the front

this is the back:

that cable on the left is the 14 pin ribbon cable

then there is another cable comming out of the top for the touch screen part of the machine. Im assuming that is also where the light comes from

thats the touch screen cable.

Finally my problem. I was wondering if anyone would be able to explain a few things to me. First how do i know which pin on the ribbon is pin 1 so i don't fry the lcd lol. the ribbon cable says "Kotobo E188165 RJ AWM 20798" if that helps at all. Also where would i be able to get a connector for the ribbon so i can make a board to connect it to the arduino.

and if it helps at all it was a Ingonico i6550

Thanks a lot

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Just want to disappoint you a bit. I see posts like your once in a while, someone comes up with a propriatery display and asks for advice. Most of the time no one else knows how to drive these damn things. Their makers don't bother or aren't willing to share datasheets. So please, if you don't get any answers here, don't try to test your way out, big waste of time.

Now, are they black white or gray scale or color? Arduino driving color lcd will be difficult if not possible. It doesn't have enough ram for video cache. If it's b/w, yes. If you need a display that has a good library already, go buy a ks0108 compatible display (128*64 pixels). I have one, very easy to use with the library.

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Thanks for the quick input guys. Yes i did google all the barcode and other numbers on the back of the screen all i could find out was that the ribbon cable is commonly used in dvd players lol. It is black and white, i already have some lcds and more in the mail on the way, i just wanted to have something to play around with while i was waiting for my new screens to come in. I figured it's free and might work, plus i love taking things apart lol

So you're thinking i can probably figure out how it is connected by following the leads? I'll give it a shot. Also any ideas on where to find a socket for the ribbon cable

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If you have the terminal unit it came out of, then you have the connector already, don't you?

I suppose lol i was just not wanting to take it apart incase work wanted it back for some reason (they are crazy like that)